Whisper Local vs Voquio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whisper Local
This app converts audio and video files into text directly on your device, ensuring privacy. It supports recording or importing files, automatic language detection, and easy sharing of transcripts.
- On-device transcription
- Import audio/video files
- Record with microphone
- Automatic language detection
- Format and share transcripts
- Plain text export
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Whisper Local turns audio into text directly on your device for better privacy and control. Import an audio or video file, or record with the microphone, then get a clean transcript without sending your content to a remote server. Choose a language manually or let the app detect it automatically, then format, copy, or share the result as plain text.
Voquio
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Record the lecture, read along while you listen, then get a summary, study notes, flashcards or exam questions with one tap. Voquio turns recordings and audio or video files into clean text with speakers and timestamps – for lectures, interviews, meetings and voice notes. No sign-up, no ads. YOUR FIRST TRANSCRIPT IS FREE A full recording of up to 60 minutes plus two answers. No subscription needed. HOW IT WORKS 1. Record or import a file – or share from Voice Memos 2. Get a transcript with speakers and timestamps 3. Tap “Study notes”, “Summary” or “To-dos” – done MADE FOR STUDYING • Record lectures up to 5 hours, even with the screen locked • Study notes, flashcards and exam questions from the transcript • Thesis interviews with speakers and timestamps as a Word file • Minutes and to-dos from group meetings LIVE TEXT WHILE RECORDING On iOS 26 and later the text appears on your device while you speak. You can keep the live text without a subscription. LISTEN BACK AND CHECK Tap a timestamp to hear that moment, at up to double speed. Assign people to speakers, fix the text, search the transcript. SHARE PDF, Word (DOCX), text, Markdown, subtitles (SRT) or the recording itself. 15 LANGUAGES German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean – or detected automatically. PRIVACY No account. Your library stays on your device. Audio is deleted from the server after processing, within 24 hours at the latest. VOQUIO PRO Pro includes recordings up to 5 hours at a time and up to 300 minutes and 20 answers per month. You can see the available plans and prices in the app. Renews automatically; cancel anytime in your Apple subscriptions. Privacy policy: https://voquio.pages.dev/datenschutz/ Terms of use: https://voquio.pages.dev/nutzungsbedingungen/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Whisper Local at none against Voquio's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Voquio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whisper Local asks for nothing beyond the download.
Whisper Local ships an update every 5 days, Voquio weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Whisper Local | Voquio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francois Guilleme | Vincent Tletze |
In-app purchases
Whisper Local
No in-app purchases
Voquio
- Voquio Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
- Voquio Pro Annual$59.991 Year
